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SpilyayTymoo Warm Springs, Oregon December 17, 1998 7 Paiute language lessons- Paiute Language Lessson Sumu Tabeno Monday Togeono soo Etza oonow kemano'o, oo soo yise ka wuda'a tubengu,"Ha oo mani?" Soon the wise old Coyote came along and asked what was wrong?! 22. 1. Etza'a wuda'a peabu tsetawaga kwase Vocabulary Coyote bear mother making hole tail Numu Natugooyoonan Paiute Legend Wuda'a kwase witu natugooyoona Legend of the Bears tail , Sumu tomo, umu wuda'a unu tseaya'e!! , j 1 One hard winter, a long time ago, the bears were really hungry! Oosoo wuda'a peabu meoo netamma. So mother bear asked her mate to go fishing! Soo wuda'a o yise pakwega, soo patuazupu! Father bear walked over the ice on the river, looking for a place to make a hole. Soo wuda'a yise ka patzekoba tsetawaga, tu kwasema, wuni katu! Father bear had to make a hole to put his tail in sat in readiness on the ice since this was the way bears fished long ago! Patzekoba Wuni Usungaow Kemano'o Waha Tabeno Tuesday Vocabulary ice fishing jerk walking 1 1 A Soo oo kwase yise usungaow, unusoo tuwow! Right away he felt the first bite. He waited until he felt more! Oosoo yise ohobu o bekwiyoo'a katu! Then he tried to jerk his tail out of the hole, to his great surprise, he found his tail stuck! Yise oosoo wuda'a nasookwina ki oo tukwe'e! Bear was ashamed to tell him because he thought Coyote would laugh at him! Pahe Tabeno Wednesday Vocabulary Pabaow big Nutza'a I'll Nenahadyakwe tease; Oodusoo longer Soo Etza'a yise meo" pabaow pakwe ha'a umema tsakatu, mow oo nenahadyakwe! Coyote began to tease bear about the big fish that was holding him down! : Yise soo Etza'a meoo une "Nutza'a u tumatzi'e, ee kwasema tsakatu!" He offered to help bear get free! Hang onto my tail," Coyote said, "and I will pull you out." Soo wuda'a yise Etza'aJswasema tsakatu. So the bear grabbed coyote's tail and hung on! Etza'a ohobu oo tsano'o yakwena, soo Etza'a kwase oodusoo manega! As coyote pulled and pulled, Coyote's tail grew longer and longer! ram nr Watsu Tabeno Thursday Natsatsepoogese Ya'hoo Meetsekoo Ooduoo Vocabulary let loose missing short . long Vskik (if M Soo wuda'a yise ka natsatsepoogese, tu kwase ya'hoo! Bear finally broke loose but lost most of his tail! Oone'yoona soo Etza'a ooduoo kwaseka'yoo! That is why the coyotes have long tails! Oosoo wuda'a yise meno'o meetsekoo kwaseka'yoo!! That is why the coyote ended up with a long tail and the bear with a short one! Pakwe Tabeno Friday Numu Natugooyoonan Paiute Legend Wuda'a kwase witu natugooyoona Legend of the Bears' tail Sumu tomo, umu wuda'a unu tseaya'e!! One hard winter, a long time ago, the bears were really hungry! ( Oosoo wuda'a peabu meoo netamma. So mother bear asked her mate to go fishing! Soo wuda'a o yise pakwega, soo patuazupu! Father bear walked over the ice on the river, looking for a place to make a hole. Soo wuda'a yise ka patzekoba tsetawaga, tu kwasema, wuni katu! Father bear had to make a hole to put his tail in sat in readiness on the ice since this was the way bears fished long ago! Soo oo kwase yise usungaow, unusoo tuwow! Right away he felt the first bite. He waited until he felt more! Oosoo yise ohobu o bekwiyoo'a katu! Then he tried to jerk his tail out of the hole, to his great surprise, he found his tail stuck! Togeono soo Etza oonow kemano'o, oo soo yise ka wuda'a tubengu,"Ha oo mani?" Soon the wise old Coyote came along and asked what was wrong? Yise oosoo wuda'a nasookwina ki oo tukwe'e! Bear was ashamed to tell him because he thought Coyote would laugh at him! Soo Etza'a yise meo" pabaow pakwe ha'a umema tsakatu, mow oo nenahadyakwe! Coyote began to tease bear about the big fish that was holding him down! - , Yise soo Etza'a meoo une "Nutza'a u tumatzi'e, ee kwasema tsakatu!" He offered to help bear get free! Hang onto my tail," Coyote said, "and I will pull you out." Soo wuda'a yise Etza'a kwasema tsakatu. So the bear grabbed coyote's tail and hung on! Etza'a ohobu oo tsano'o yakwena, soo Etza'a kwase oodusoo manega! As coyote pulled and pulled, Coyote's tail grew longer and longer! Soo wuda'a yise ka natsatsepoogese, tu kwase ya'hoo! Bear finally broke loose but lost most of his tail! Oone'yoona soo Etza'a ooduoo kwaseka'yoo! That is why the coyotes have long tails! Oosoo wuda'a yise meno'o meetsekoo kwaseka'yoo! That is why the coyote ended up with a long tail and the bear with a short one! January 1999 Decambef February in i i in ii r I 10 ii ta t wn ii a 11 w it ii ir ii 11 1 ii ii ir ii n 30H aK X 21 3 3 IT irxx3 x J 2 S ahapti i 3 4 5 S 2 a 2 Wasco 12 U 12 13 14 15 15 2 ahapti n 12 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 Paiute 31 I25 l26 27 l28 l29 .30 i . All classes will resume in January 1999 for Sahaptin, Kiksht and Paiute. Please call 553-3290 for more info i
